NJASA Legislative Updates
June 10, 2019
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The following Legislative Activity took place, May 13, 2019:

A-5236 Zwicker/Quijano/Karabinchak
Establishes Division of Gifted and Talented Education in DOE; directs State Board of Education to authorize gifted education endorsement to instructional certificate; and establishes certain other requirements related to gifted and talented education.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5238 Reynolds-Jackson/Timberlake/Jasey
Requires student representative be appointed to each board of education of school district that includes high school.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5242 Bucco/Rooney
Establishes "Responsible School Violence Prevention, Preparation, and Protection (RSVP-3) Pilot Program."
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5253 Dancer
Provides State funding incentive to support shared services agreements between municipalities and certain school districts for provision of public school hazardous busing.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

A-5270 Quijano
"Mallory's Law"; revises provisions required in school district's anti-bullying policy; provides for civil liability of parent of minor adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment or harassment; and increases certain fines against parents.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5273 Murphy/Karabinchak/Vainieri Huttle
Requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policies; expands activities encompassing criminal hazing and upgrades penalties for engaging in these activities.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5279 Milam/Land/Murphy
Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5286 Calabrese
Requires county to provide extraordinary special education aid to school districts located in county for students with costs over $55,000 and State to reimburse county.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5294 Swain/Tully/Freiman
Requires DOE to develop and disseminate training materials for school employees on laws governing use of electronic smoking devices.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5301 Lampitt/Jasey/Carter
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

A-5306 Mosquera/Swain/Vainieri Huttle
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sexual assault prevention training program for high school athletic directors and coaches of interscholastic sports programs.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

A-5308 Bucco/DeCroce/Webber
Establishes grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

AJR-118 McKnight/Timberlake/McKeon
Designates April of each year as "Financial Literacy Month" in New Jersey.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

S-59 Singleton/O’Scanlon, Jr.
Requires municipalities to share certain payments received in lieu of property taxes with school districts; informs counties and school districts of application for property tax exemption.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments , 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S-1796 Addiego/Sweeney
Permits school district of residence to provide aid in-lieu-of transportation to pupil attending Marine Academy of Science and Technology provided certain conditions are met.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-3645 Ruiz/Singleton
Requires school districts to provide feminine hygiene products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3647 Sarlo/Madden, Jr.
Authorizes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in places of religious worship; requires nonpublic security aid be used for Class Three officers upon request of nonpublic school.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

S-3650 Andrzejczak
Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3652 Thompson/Sweeney
Authorizes board of education to lease certain property.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3675 Corrado, Kean, Jr.
Requires 100 percent of State aid for certain special education students be calculated as categorical aid.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3676 Singer
Establishes panel to study implementation of tier classification system with related cost factors for special education categorical State aid and requires State Board of Education to adopt through regulations panel's determinations.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3684 Sarlo/Diegnan, Jr.
Requires county to provide extraordinary special education aid to school districts located in county for students with costs over $55,000 and State to reimburse county.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

SR-138 Pennacchio/Kean, Jr.
Urges State to fully fund extraordinary special education aid for students in 2019-2020 fiscal year and thereafter.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
The following Legislative Activity took place, May 16, 2019:

A-657 Jasey/Caputo/Pintor Marin/Sumter/Wimberly
Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

A-4956 Lampitt
Provides that school district may not condition student enrollment in district on fact that MVC does not have name or address of parent or guardian on file.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

A-5066 Egan Jones/Vainieri Huttle/Lampitt/Murphy
Establishes pilot program in DCF to study impact of child care services provided by community providers operating in public schools facilities; requires community providers to meet certain criteria.
Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments , 2nd Reading

A-5324 Lampitt
Clarifies that child may not be excluded from public school based on membership in protected category under "Law Against Discrimination" or immigration status.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

A-5330 DeCroce/DePhillips
Eliminates NJ Schools Development Authority and transfers its school construction responsibility to Division of Property Management and Construction in Department of Treasury.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5333 Rooney/Vainieri Huttle/Webber
Requires certain candidates for employment with DOE to undergo criminal history background check.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5334 Lampitt/McKeon/Mukherji
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-5335 Munoz
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

A-5349 Milam/Land/Mukherji
Establishes grant program in DOE for school districts' purchase of technology for virtual inclusion programs to allow students with medical conditions to participate in classroom setting remotely.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5375 Burzichelli
Allows TPAF retiree to be employed, without TPAF reenrollment, by school district as certificated superintendent or administrator for more than two years when in best interests of school district.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

A-5379 McKeon/Burzichelli
Establishes task force to examine issues and make recommendations concerning youth sports, including abusive coaching, confrontational parents, and bullying of players.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5382 Wimberly/Reynolds-Jackson/Vainieri Huttle
Establishes School Security Task Force.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5383 Murphy
Establishes alternate route to expedite certification of teachers at early college high school programs.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-2843 Codey/Sweeney
Establishes competitive grant program for school districts to assist in hiring of school psychologists; appropriates $1 million.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-3160 Codey
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide later school start times for high school students.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-2980 Ruiz
Provides that school district may not condition student enrollment in district on fact that MVC does not have name or address of parent or guardian on file.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

S-2982 Ruiz
Clarifies that child may not be excluded from public school based on membership in protected category under "Law Against Discrimination" or immigration status.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

S-3327 Ruiz/Cruz-Perez
Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

S-3330 Addiego/Singleton
Establishes pilot program in DCF to study impact of child care services provided by community providers operating in public school facilities; requires community providers to meet certain criteria. 
Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments , 2nd Reading

S-3689 Cryan
Includes administration of medication as nonpublic school nursing service.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3691 Cryan
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3700 Rice
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3702 Rice
Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3711 Andrzejczak
Establishes grant program in DOE for school districts' purchase of technology for virtual inclusion programs to allow students with medical conditions to participate in classroom setting remotely.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3753 Sweeney
Establishes cash balance plans in PERS and TPAF for new public employees and employees with less than five years of service; makes various changes to PERS and TPAF retirement eligibility.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

S-3743 Gopal
Requires boards of education to provide certain levels of health care coverage; limits contributions by employees and retirees of such boards for health care benefits.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

S-3745 Brown/Andrzejczak
Provides excused absence for public school student who participates in musical performance at military funeral, including playing "Taps."
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3747 Diegnan, Jr./Ruiz
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3750 Singer/Kean, Jr.
Requires all public school teachers and paraprofessionals working with autistic students to possess Registered Behavior Technician credential by 2020-2021 school year.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3754 Sweeney
Terminates SEHBP; terminates SHBP Plan Design Committee; transfers coverage from SEHBP to SHBP; requires certain plans with no employee or retiree contributions; imposes limit on health care benefits for public employees.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

S-3755 Gopal/O’Scanlon, Jr.
Requires executive county superintendent of schools to establish consolidation plan to combine all school districts in county, other than preschool or kindergarten through grade 12 districts, into all-purpose regional school districts.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3756 Ruiz/Sarlo/O’Scanlon, Jr.
Requires limited purpose regional school districts to coordinate with constituent districts regarding school calendar and curriculum.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3757 Smith/Oroho/Sweeney
Establishes pilot program in DOE for organization of county administrative school districts.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3758 Pennacchio/Gopal/Lagana/Sarlo
Provides for direct State payment of cost of special education and related services for certain students.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3760 Ruiz/Singleton/Sarlo/Oroho
Requires municipalities, counties, school districts, and local authorities to regularly meet to discuss shared service agreements.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

S-3761 Sweeney
Establishes County and Municipal Study Commission.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

S-3762 Sweeney
Concerns assessment of real property.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

S-3764 Andrzejczak/Bucco
Requires counties to appoint shared services coordinators; appropriates $2 million to fund these appointments.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
The following Legislative Activity took place, May 20, 2019:

A-5397 Vainieri Huttle
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish public awareness campaign on student use of Internet and social media.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5399 Vainieri Huttle
Recognizes right of minors aged 14 years or older to consent to vaccination.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee

A-5402 Vainieri Huttle
Directs Commissioner of Health to establish public awareness campaign concerning importance of vaccinations.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee

A-5408 Murphy
Requires State Board of Education to include instruction on mental health first aid training as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5419 Peters
Provides that in certain cases vacancy in membership of board of education of limited purpose regional school district will be filled by majority vote of board of education of constituent district represented by former board member.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5426 Greenwald
Shortens certain school board members' terms when annual school election is moved from November to April; requires approval of both school board and municipal governing body in order to move school election from November to April.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5428 Lampitt
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding professional development requirements for public school teachers and school leaders.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-3788 Gopal
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number and text line for 2NDFLOOR® Youth Helpline.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3790 Gopal
Requires Commissioner of Education to study means to accomplish consolidation of certain school districts and to develop master plan to phase out these districts and consolidate them with other districts.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
The following Legislative Activity took place, May 23, 2019:

A-1380 Bucco/Coughlin
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed

S-2564 Turner/Singleton
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed

S-1735 Weinberg/Ruiz/Pintor Marin/Mosquera/Murphy
Requires certain public facilities and offices to provide on-site lactation room; DOH to provide information about lactation room availability; and DOE to provide information on lactation policies in schools.       
Substituted for A-1663 ; Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses)

S-2804 Ruiz/Turner/Lopez/McKnight/Verrelli
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Substituted for A-4310 ; Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) 

The following Legislative Activity took place, May 24, 2019:

A-3395 McGuckin/Dancer/Chiaravalloti/Wimberly
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

A-3664 Caputo/Jasey/Dancer
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

A-4150 Lampitt/Egan Jones/Timberlake
Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

A-4710 Lampitt/Zwicker/Vainieri Huttle
"Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act"; establishes school district responsibilities in educating gifted and talented students.
Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading

S-2575 Diegnan, Jr./Greenstein/Karabinchak/Reynolds-Jackson
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding implementation of "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
The following Legislative Activity took place, May 30, 2019:

AJR-26 Downey/Houghtaling/Quijano/Mosquera/Vainieri Huttle/Benson/Eustace/Jasey/McKnight/Pou/Codey
Designates September of each year as "Youth Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
Substituted for SJR-47 ; Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses)

S-3817 Ruiz
Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
The following Legislative Activity took place, June 3, 2019:

S-3831 Gopal
Creates priority hiring pool for public school employment of certain individuals who were previously employed in school districts that experienced reduction in State school aid.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3832 Gopal
Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, on climate change.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3835 Weinberg
Recognizes right of minors aged 14 years or older to consent to vaccination.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

S-3846 Corrado
Requires school districts to close schools on days of general and primary elections.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3848 Oroho
Provides that in certain cases vacancy in membership of board of education of limited purpose regional school district will be filled by majority vote of board of education of constituent district represented by former board member.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3864 Diegnan, Jr., Sacco
Establishes task force to examine leasing for nonpublic school facilities to school districts for purpose of implementing programs for which districts lack facility space.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3881 Turner
Shortens certain school board members' terms when annual school election is moved from November to April; requires approval of both school board and municipal governing body in order to move school election from November to April.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee